Police arrested a youth following a complaint filed by a woman tourist from Uttar Pradesh that the accused was filming her while she was taking bath in a hotel room here. As per the complaint, the woman from Raebarreli along with her family had arrived at Puri by train on February 11. Her family booked two rooms at the Nilachala Bhakta Niwas located on the Grand Road till Sunday (February 14).
The woman stated while she was taking bath in wee hours on Sunday in bathroom attached to her room, the youth recorded her scenes with a mobile phone through window. When she spotted youth, she shouted at him and later informed matter to hotel manager.
She then lodged a complaint at Puri Sadar police station, on basis of which police examined footage of CCTVs installed in hotel. A police official saidyouth Siba Prasad Mohapatra from Biraharekrushnpur was identified as culprit on basis of CCTV footage.